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**************** Main Menu *****************
@GEMAR@
%U%F GEMAR - the GEM-Archiver %F%U
GEMAR serves as a program for saving files on a streamer.
This program is shareware, please act in accordance with the informations
under ▌Copyright▌Copyright▌
GEMAR has an Online-Help access. It provides help for the
current situation and can be accessed by pressing %FHELP%F.
With the help of a popup-menu it is possible to jump to other help pages.
%FReferences:%F
▌Copyright▌Copyright▌
▌Main-Menu▌Main-Menu▌
▌GEMAR-Window▌GEMAR-Window▌
▌Use▌Use▌
@
**************** Hilfe-System *****************
@Hilfe@
@Help@
GEMAR has got a HyperText system for helppages.
In the Help-Pages some words are written bold and underlined.
Ba a double-click with your mouse, you can go to the corresponding helppage.
Furthermore there are several possibility to control the Help-Window by
your keyboard:
%FUNDO%F and %FBACKSPACE%F go to the previous page.
%FDEL%F closes the help window
With the Cursor keays you can scroll through the pages.
Remember, that the help windows are no real windows, if Windowdialog in the
desk parameters is not selected. It's just a dialog, looking as a window.
Due to this, no other dialog can be opened.
The title of the help dialog is the mover of this dialog. With the title, you
can make help page transparent with the right mousekey to view a dialog
behind the help page.
@
**************** Copyright *****************
@Copyright@
GEMAR is %Unot%U Public Domain!
GEMAR is shareware. Thus, GEMAR may freely be copied as well as passed on
to third persons.
Thereby, all files belonging to GEMAR have to be copied completely.
A commercial trade of GEMAR is only allowed with my written permission.
This also includes taping on public-domain disks.
Persons who use GEMAR frequently must pay the registration fee. For this he
gets the registered version which includes a few additional capabilities
as well as a printed manual.
%FThe registered version must not be passed on.%F
The registration fee of GEMAR is $ 60,-.
Commercial users have to pay slightly more: $ 180,-
More about this subject can be found in the file REGISTER.TXT
The registered version can be obtained from:
Steffen Engel
Kroeppelstr. 2
FRG 38100 Braunschweig
- GERMANY -
Dresdner Bank Braunschweig
Bank No. 27080060
Account-No. 1400277
E-Mail : Steffen_Engel@pe.maus.de
MausNet : Steffen Engel @ PE
If you want to know, how to use the HyperText helpsystem, please
doubleklick to: ▌Help▌Hilfe▌
%FReferences:%F
▌GEMAR▌GEMAR▌
@
**************** Main-Menu *****************
@Haupt-Menue@
@Main-Menu@
Global settings and actions are carried out within the main-menu
of GEMAR.
%FGEMAR%F
Accessories can be selected.
%FFile%F
Actions for loading and saving settings as well as finishing GEMAR.
%FBackup%F
Backup- and restore-actions
%FEdit%F
Modifications of the window and the entered index
%FStreamer%F
Streamer control
%FSettings%F
Global settings of GEMAR, and control of the streamer
Items in the menu which have a button figure can also be addressed with
the corresponding button combination. "^" represents the "Control"-button,
the diamond the "Alternate" button plus the appended letter.
%FReferences:%F
▌GEMAR▌GEMAR▌
▌Menu-File▌Menu-File▌
▌Menu-Backup▌Menu-Backup▌
▌Menu-Edit▌Menu-Edit▌
▌Menu-Streamer▌Menu-Streamer▌
▌Menu-Options▌Menu-Options▌
@
**************** Menu-file *****************
@Menue-Datei@
@Menu-File@
Following actions can be performed by opening the %FFile%F pull down:
%FHelp%F
Help-pages about GEMAR
%FSave parameters...%F
GEMAR parameters are stored. The file select box presents the list
of choosable files in which the settings are going to be saved.
%FLoad parameters...%F
Part of the parameters are newly loaded.
Thereby the following parameters will be considered:
-Desktop parameters
-Backup parameters
-Streamer parameters
During a start up of GEMAR the file GEMAR.PAR will automatically
be loaded
%FTape batch%F
All subsequent actions will be stored in a batch file which will be
reloaded by GEMAR later on. Taping can be terminated by newly choosing
this menu item.
%FStart batch%F
A batch will be started.
%FEnd%F
GEMAR will be finished
The batch-capability is only available with the registered version.
%FReferences:%F
▌Main-Menu▌Main-Menu▌
▌Batches▌Batches▌
@
**************** Menu-Backup *****************
@Menue-Backup@
@Menu-Backup@
A backup or restore can be started:
%FFile-Backup%F
Backup will be started - file by file
%FFile-Restore%F
Restore will be started
%FImage-Backup%F
An image backup will be started
%FImage-Restore%F
An image restore will be started
Image-backup and -restore are only possible with the registered version
of GEMAR.
%FReferences:%F
▌Main-Menu▌Main-Menu▌
▌File-Backup▌File-Backup▌
▌File-Restore▌File-Restore▌
▌Image-Backup▌Image-Backup▌
▌Image-Restore▌Image-Restore▌
@
**************** Menu-Modification *****************
@Menue-Bearbeiten@
@Menu-Edit@
%FRead Index%F
The file tree of all hooked on hard disk partitions will be read.
%FDelete Index%F
The file tree being in the storage will be released.
After that a new and noninfluenced file tree can be read.
%FCompress Index%F
The file tree being in the storage will be shortened down to the files
which are marked as backups.
Therefore the windows with the files become more structured.
%FInfo%F
Informations about the volume of the read index.
%FRead File%F
Read an index file for reading only.
%FSelect all/Deselect certain files%F
All files will be selected/deselected.
%FMark Names%F
Files can be selected/deselected by names
%FMark Date%F
Select files by the file date.
%FMark Attributs%F
Select files by their attributes.
%FWindow%F
Use of the opened window.
%FReferences:%F
▌Main-Menu▌Main-Menu▌
▌Mark Files▌Mark Files▌
▌Index-Info▌Index-Info▌
@
**************** Menu-Streamer *****************
@Menue-Streamer@
@Menu-Streamer@
%FLoad Tape%F
A tape will be loaded
%FLoad Tape%F
The loaded tape will be de-loaded.
%FScan Index%F
With this function a tape can be checked on the validity of its'
first index. Thereby all valid key entries will be written into
the file GEMAR.KEY.
The purpose of doing this is the last index has not to be
used in the case of a lost GEMAR.KEY or tape that has been written
on another computer.
%FPositioning%F
Some streamer controllings
%FReferences:%F
▌Main-Menu▌Main-Menu▌
▌Streamer-Control▌Streamer-Control▌
@
**************** Menu-Settings *****************
@Menue-Einstellungen@
@Menu-Options@
%FFont%F
A font can be selected if GDOS has been loaden.
%FDesk%F
Settings on the desktop
%FStreamer%F
Settings on addressing the streamer
%FBackup%F
Settings on carrying out backups
%FReferences%F
▌Main-Menu▌Main-Menu▌
▌Streamer parameters▌Streamer parameters▌
▌Desktop parameters▌Desktop parameters▌
▌Backup parameters▌Backup parameters▌
@
**************** Main-Field for a Window *****************
@GEMAR-Fenster@
@GEMAR-Window@
Within the windows of GEMAR, files will be selected for Backup/Restore
Contrary to the main-menu the window-menu refers to the corresponding path
which is shown in the window.
This means that file selections and files with the corresponding path (for
restore) will be taken into account.
Files and binders can be selected by pressing the mouse button at the
corresponding item. All files within binders will be marked.
Files will be re-/deselected by "clicking" a marked file again.
Keeping a mouse button pressed, a number of files can be selected with
a "rubber band". Hereby, a deselection is possible by pressing the
alternate button simultaneously.
%FReferences:%F
▌Mark Files▌Mark Files▌
▌File-Restore▌File-Restore▌
▌GEMAR▌GEMAR▌
▌Use▌Use▌
@
***************** Use ************
@Bedienung@
@Use@
The dialogs of GEMAR are based on the %FMagic-Tools┐%F by Peter
Hellinger. They may also be known as the Fly-Dials.
Buttons with an underlined letter can be selected by pressing the
'Alternate' button plus the corresponding letter.
The flying dialogs become invisible if the mover (folded corner of a
dialog box) is clicked with the right mouse button.
By doing a double-click on the mover some settings of MagicDials can be
performed.
Informations on Magic┐ can be obtained from:
Peter Hellinger
Zerzabelshofstr. 41
FRG-8500 Nuernberg 30
- GERMANY -
@
***************** File-Backup *************
@File-Backup@
Within this dialog a backup can be started. There you have four options:
%F Full-Backup : %F All files being on the hard disk are saved
%F Incremental-Backup : %F All files which have been modified since the
last full-backup will be saved
%F Daily-Backup : %F All files will be saved with a set archivbit
%F Shell-Backup : %F All marked files will be saved
By pressing 'OK' the corresponding backup will be carried out.
By pressing 'Index' a correspondingly restricted index will be read
in order to select the desired files.
Here one may also choose whether the backup is suppose to be appended
at the tape or not.
If the backup will be written at the beginning of the tape, all data on
the tape are going to be deleted!! This is not caused by GEMAR but by the
meaning and the way of function of a streamer.
Incremental- and daily-backups are only applicable within the registered
version.
Afer the backup procedure the index will be removed from the storage.
A new index must be entered, if further files are suppose to be saved.
The dialog appears only, if a tape index is read and files are marked, or
if no index has been entered.
In the first case only a backup of the marked files can be carried out
(Shell-Backup). In the latter no shell-backup can be made.
If an index has been entered but no files are marked, a backup cannot
be carried out.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Backup▌Menu-Backup▌
▌File-Restore▌File-Restore▌
@
***************** File-Restore ************
@File-Restore@
During a file-restore you can choose whether all files or only the
marked ones shall be modified.
The corresponding button is not choosable if no files are marked.
In addition one can choose whether the files shall be written into the
same path as during the backup, or whether the files sahll be written into
a new path.
Please keep in mind: there is a significant difference between
window-menu 'restore' and main-menu 'restore':
-only the files and binders within a path of a certain window can be
modified after the call of a window-menu
-after a call of the main-menu all files will be modified
After 'restore' only those files are marked which have not been
restored. Please see also backup parameters.
%F%U ATTENTION %U%F
It is not possible to mix file- and image-backups on one single tape.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Backup▌Menu-Backup▌
▌File-Backup▌File-Backup▌
▌Backup parameters▌Backup parameters▌
@
***************** Image-Restore *************
@Image-Restore@
In the following some informations are given for the case of having
read the header of an image-backup.
There is a number of options:
Pressing %FOrigin%F indicates how the hard disk was partioned when the
backup had been made.
%FNext%F skips this backup and reads the next backup.
%FRestore%F starts the restore procedure of the data. Before that, GEMAR
asks for the desired partition.
If the desired partition is too small th backup cannot be carried out.
If the partition is too large the restore can be performed.
Pressing %FAbort%F makes you to leave the restore function.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Backup▌Menu-Backup▌
▌Image-Backup▌Image-Backup▌
@
***************** Image-Backup *************
@Image-Backup@
With an image backup the entire partition or the whole hard disk can be
saved on a tape.
Due to that also partitions of alternative systems such as OS9, Minix,
Spectre etc. can be saved.
Only the partitions which have to be saved are to choose. Afterwards the
backup can be started.
Within the field which contains the SCSI-address, the hard disk will be
selected that is to be saved,
The list of partitions will directly be read from the root-sector of the
hard disk. Hereby, only the official formats by AHDI, or CBHD can be
recognized.
AHDI represents the official dealer of Atari, CBHD the disk driver known
from the text book "Scheibenkleister".
Different formats are not supported.
A maximum number of 30 partitions can be .
For a full backup of a drive, the drives port must support Class 1 Commands
(READ CAPACITY) or the drive must report correct values on MODE SENSE.
%H ATTENTION %H
File- and Image-backups must not be stored mixed on one tape.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Backup▌Menu-Backup▌
▌Image-Restore▌Image-Restore▌
@
***************** Read Index *************
@Index lesen
@Read Index
After an index of a file backup was entered, some informations about
the backup will be given.
One can now choose whether a backup shall be edited, whether the next
backup on the tape shall be read.
@
***************** Marking ************
@Dateien markieren
@Mark Files
There are three options applicable to mark files as a Backup/Restore.
%FBy names%F
Files will be selected/deselected by their names
%FBy the date%F
Files will be selected/deselected by their date of creation.
Thereby all files can be modified which a younger than a reference date
and all older files:
The default date is
-Date of the last full backup as 'Older than date'
-Point of time which presents the start of the program as 'Younger
than date'
%FBy attribute%F
Files will be selected/deselected by their file attribute.
All functions include the option of selecting/deselecting the file with
respect to its' selection criterion.
Files will be selected if %FAdd%F is chosen. Files will be deselected if
%FSub%F is chosen.
With this more complicated selection criteria can be considered.
If %FRecursive%F has been selected all subbinders will be modifed that
belong to the path, where the selection had started.
There is a difference between a selection within the main-menu and
a window:
-within a window, only the files will be modifed which are in the path
in the window
-within the desktop all paths will be modified, therefore this is only
reasonable in connection with %FRecursive%F
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Edit▌Menu-Edit▌
@
***************** Streamer parameters *************
@Streamerparameter
@Streamer parameters
This dialog box deals with the settings of the streamer parameters.
A number of words in the proper sequence may have a significant influence
on the streamer. The parameters should be adjusted properly in order
to gain the best efficiency.
%H ATTENTION: Wrong settings may lead to crash the program! %H
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Options▌Menu-Options▌
▌Commands▌Commands▌
▌Timeouts▌Timeouts▌
▌SCSI-Waits▌SCSI-Waits▌
▌SCSI-Address▌SCSI-Address▌
▌Quick File Access▌Quick File Access▌
@
***************** Quick File Access *************
@Quick File Access
The Quick File Access functions are needed to quickly reach a certain
location on the tape.
'Seek' is an internal command, used by Tandberg in Streamers with SCSI-1
firmware.
Tandberg Streamers with SCSI-2 firmware only support 'Locate'.
'Locate' is a normed SCSI-command. It will be supported by some streamers.
Please notice that the streamer has to support 'Locate' as well as 'Read
Position'. These commands are class 1 commands, which means that they can
only be used with the SCSI-Port of the TT or Falcon, or with the ALTA,
respectively.
Any doubts ? - choose 'none'.
%FReferences:%F
▌Streamer parameters▌Streamer parameters▌
@
***************** Streamer Commands *************
@Kommandos
@Commands
With 'Streamer commands' one can decide which commands shall be supported
by the streamer. These commands are all optional alternative commands
according to the SCSI-Norm.
If the streamer does not recognize a command, it can be deactivated here.
If the Mode Sense was activated it can be checked whether the block size
matches the settings during the input of a tape.
With Mode Select one can set the streamer at the desired block size. This
is necessary at streamers which announce an error at a set Fixed Bit
(e.g. HP-DAT), or Streamers not set to buffered mode by Default (e.g.
DEC TZ30).
The streamer will then be adjusted at the selected block size using
Mode page $10.
At machines working with the SCSI-2 norm all command parameters can be
turned on.
In case of the occurence of a problem the machine does %Unot%U keep the
SCSI-2 norm.
%H ATTENTION: Wrong settings may lead to crash the program! %H
%FReferences:%F
▌Streamer parameters▌Streamer parameters▌
@
************************* SCSI-Waits ************************
@SCSI-Waits
SCSI-machines send a message to the SCSI-Bus (Msg-Byte) after a command
has been carried out. In order to avoid the simultaneous occurence
of this byte with a new command, one has to wait a short while. This
makes sure that the Msg-Byte has definitely passed the SCSI-bus.
The period of time should be chosen as short as possible in order to
save time. On the other hand it must be long enough to avoid errors. In
this case GEMAR will send an error message.
The time intervals are given in system ticks of 5ms.
%FReferences:%F
▌Streamer parameters▌Streamer parameters▌
@
************************* Timeouts ************************
@Timeouts
%FLoad-Time%F is the time interval which passes by while waiting for the
streamer when a tape is being loaded. It might take a short while to
rewind the tape since it may be at the end. In order to avoid the occurence
of a Timeout the, value should be as high as necessary to exceed the
complete rewind procedure (The programs will be terminated with an error
message, since the streamer is not going to be ready after elapsing the
time).
%FRewind-Time%F represents the maximum time needed to completely rewind the
tape.
%FSpace-Time%F is the time that passes by after a space-command.
As a reference value the time should be adjusted such that it would be able
to completely read the tape (thus, with a transfer rate of 5MB/min ca. 15
min. with a 60 MB streamer).
%FRead-Timeout%F
A few streamers may need some time until the first block will be
read/written on the tape. This is because the track for reading/writing the
data must be found first. In addition the streamer needs some time for
changing the reading/writing direction at the end of a tape. In order to
avoid an error message during the change, this time needs also be adjusted.
%FReferences:%F
▌Streamer parameters▌Streamer parameters▌
@
***************** SCSI-Address *************
@SCSI-Adresse
@SCSI-Address
The address to which the SCSI-device (Streamer or hard disk) is
connected, can be determined here.
ALTA and DMA are adapters which are connected to a DMA-port. Will the
streamer be hooked on to the DMA-port with another adaptor than a c't-ALIA,
some particular functions cannot be used.
Those are:
-Show error messages of the SCSI-machine
-Functions on the Quick-File-Access
-Mode Sense in prior to a backup
@
***************** Desktop Parameter ************
@Desktopparameter
@Desktop parameters
Here a selection of parameters in the desktop can be adjusted.
Among those is the way the files will be presented in the window, as well
as the use of the GDOS-fonts.
Please note that the presentation using GDOS-fonts needs storage. It might
be better not to use GDOS if only a limited storage is available.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Options▌Menu-Options▌
@
***************** Backup Parameter *******
@Backup Parameter
@Backup parameters
%FVerbose%F : During Backup/Restore extended inforamtions on the process
will be provided.
Beside others, these information are the current file,
the degree of buffer contents, as well as the entire process
of the activity. If Verbose is not used, a beam will be shown
which reveals the particular level of progree.
As the output needs some time, Verbose should be turned off.
%FMedia-Change%F : After each hard disk partition that has been done
a 'Forced-Mediachange' will be performed. This option should be
used only, if there are any problems during the backup.
(OUT OF INTERNAL MEMORY)
%FTime before SCSI%F : The time of the last streamer action will be
recorded before the actual action. This is an essential value
for deciding whehter a streamer can be kept running. Using TEAC,
this point should be activate.
Please read the manual for a more detailed description of the
impact of the backup velocity.
%FPassword%F : Backups will be coded with a password.
%FVerify Backup%F : After Backup, the data written to the tape will be
verified by a comparing run.
%FClear Archiv Bits%F : After a Backup has been performed the archiv bits
of the saved files will be deleted.
%FCompress Data%F : The data will be compressed before they are going to
be stored on the tape.
%FWrite Index File%F : The index of a performed backup will be saved as
a binary file. This file can be read in by selecting 'Editing
Read File'. It will be stored in the start path of GEMAR under
the name GMddmmyy.IND.
%FWrite Index File (ASCII)%F : The index of a performed backups will be
saved as an ASCII-file.
It will be stored in the start path of GEMAR under the name
GMddmmyy.TXT.
%FOverwrite Files%F : Files which are already existing will be over-
written during a restore.
%FOverwrite newer Files%F : Files which are younger than the files
in the backup will also be overwritten. Therefore, the point
'Overwrite Files' must be selected.
%FDrives to backup%F : In order to prescribe, wich drive is suppose to
be considered during backup, this button leads to a dialog
box for selecting the desired drives.
%FBackup-Buffer%F : Segmentation size of a buffer storage. Having a
segmentation size of 0 kBytes, only a buffer is used that is
as large as the available storage.
%FRestore-Buffer%F : The same can be said for the restore. A separation
makes sense as it is hardly possible to remain in the restore
mode. Therefore one may put a zero here, while at a backup one
can stay in the streamer procedure with another size of a
segment.
%FMaximum memory%F : The maximum memory to be allocated for the buffers.
On machines with very large RAM it may be better to limit the
amount of memory to be used.
0 = use all available memory
%FMax. Read%F : There will never be more data taken from a file as it is
restricted by the maximum reading capacity.
%FData Rate%F : The data rate determines what speed is provided for
supplying data to the streamer.
The value should be slightly higher than the data rate of the
streamer in order to set off the tolerances of the time
distribution.
More detailed information can be found in the manual.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Options▌Menu-Options▌
▌Password▌Password▌
▌Buffersegmentation▌Buffersegmentation▌
▌Compress Data▌Compress Data▌
▌Drive Selection▌Drive Selection▌
@
***************** Data-Compression ************
@Daten komprimieren
@Compress Data
In order tp write a particularly high amount of data on a tape, the data
may be compressed before saving.
An external program is used for compressing, so that the compressing pro-
cedure can be chosen from different options, For doing this all
necessary parameter will be a set within the file 'GEMAR.PAK'.
Please note that the data rate for saving is extremly low!
%FReferences:%F
▌Backup parameters▌Backup parameters▌
@
***************** Drive Selection ************
@Laufwerksauswahl
@Drive Selection
In some cases it is more reasonable not to save all the drives which are
known to the system.
There are problems, for example, if you want to save the pseudo drives
during the use of MiNT or MultiTOS.
It can also be that you like to exclude drives that are not supposse to be
saved, such as, e.g., CD-ROMs or network drives or (last but not least) the
XFS-Drive of your Streamer.
The drive selection will also be considered during the start up of the
program, where only the drive icons, belonging to the drives to be saved,
will be shown.
Default drives are drives C: through P:.
%FReferences:%F
▌Backup parameters▌Backup parameters▌
@
***************** Streamer-Control ************
@Streamer-Steuerung
@Streamer-Control
Here, one can work with the streamer.
Four actions can be carried out:
%FRetension%F : The tape will be winded forward and backward.
This command only works, if 'Load Tape' is permitted among
the streamer commands.
%FRewind%F : The tape will be rewinded to the beginning
%FTape end%F : The tape will be winded to the end of the existing
data (logical end of tape).
%FErase%F : All data existing on the tape will be deleted.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Streamer▌Menu-Streamer▌
@
***************** Batches ******************
@Batches
In order to automate repeating actions, GEMAR offers the possibility of
using batches- These batches are readable files with commands which
describe the necessary actions.
All actions that have been carried out are written in one batch in order to
simplify the creation of batches.
Such a batch can be modified or extended afterwards.
Following actions can be performed due to a batch:
-Enter an index
-Selection/deselection of files (single, or groups separated by
date/time/attribut).
-Perform an image- or file-backup
Due to safety reasons restores cannot be performed by a batch!
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-File▌Menu-File▌
@
***************** Index-Info ******************
@Index-Info
Here you will obtain informations about the volume of the already entered
index. You will see the values as they will be seen by GEMAR. That means
root entries and TAR-Header will also be added.
Do not be surprised if more data will be listed than given by the desktop.
%FReferences:%F
▌Menu-Edit▌Menu-Edit▌
@
***************** Password ******************
@Password
To protect your tapes upon undesired access you may provide a password.
A tape protected with a password can only be accessed by entering the
correct password.
Please keep in mind the password and the corresponding username.
Tapes will only be coded after having activated the point 'Password' under
%FBackupparameter%F in the dialog box.
%FReferences:%F
▌Backup parameters▌Backup parameters▌
@
***************** Buffersegmentation ******************
@Puffersegmentierung
@Buffersegmentation
It is extremly difficult to keep a streamer on streaming during a backup.
Therefore, GEMAR offers a variety of settings.
An essential feature is the buffersegmentation. It determines the size of
the portions that supplies data to the streamer. GEMAR always reserves
as much storage as available. This storage will be divided into a number
of segments. In turn, those segments will be filled up with data and sent
to the streamer. With this, problems due to the collection of data will
be released (Binder with many small files).
For a first check set the restore buffer at 0 (one segment) and the backup
buffer at the size of the inter buffer of your streamer.
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